'Estate Recovery' via Obamacare and Medicaid?
• healthydebates.com via Rense.com"But there will be people caught unaware that their houses effectively belong to the government because the government forced them into Medicaid coverage."
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Legislative Mischief
First the MIAC Report, Now This - What's With Missouri?
• fellowshipofminds.wordpress via rense.comDemocrats in the State of Missouri’s House of Representatives introduced a bill, HB 545, which will make it a class C felony to manufacture, import, possess, purchase, sell, or transfer any assault weapon or large capacity magazine.
Arizona Legislature Passes Sweeping Electronic Speech Censorship Bill
• CBLDF via MediaCoalition.com/DailyPaul"...the Arizona legislature passed Arizona House Bill 2549, which would update the state’s telephone harassment law to apply to the Internet and other electronic communications. The bill is sweepingly broad..."
Sen. Levin tries to legislate a parking place
• The Daily CallerThe same month that Michigan Democratic Sen. Carl Levin bought his first electric car, he sponsored legislation to establish battery recharge stations in the Capitol complex’s parking areas. The bill would give the Architect of the Capitol (AOC) t
Rep. Sullivan apologizes for comment about ‘killing’ senators
• Rawstory“Now I live with some senators, I yell at them all the time, I grabbed one of them the other day and shook him...You know but other than me going over there with a gun and holding it to their head and maybe killing a couple of them, I don’t think the
Rep. Bachus faces insider-trading investigation
• Washington PostThe Office of Congressional Ethics is investigating the chairman of the House Financial Services Committee over possible violations of insider-trading laws, according to individuals familiar with the case.
Congress obviously needs to outlaw parody on the Internets
• The SideshowHouse Rep. John Fleming (R-LA) made himself the target of online ridicule after confusing a spoof article about Planned Parenthood as a factual news report. An article posted to the Onion's website on headlined, "Planned Parenthood Opens $8 Billion A
Congress tries to police itself on insider trading
• APAware that most Americans would like to dump them all, members of Congress hope to regain some sense of trust by subjecting themselves to tougher penalties for insider trading, prohibiting members of Congress from using nonpublic information for thei
Senate OKs Giffords anti-smuggling bill
• APThe legislation, passed by voice vote, increases penalties for those flying ultralight planes to smuggle drugs into Giffords' home state and other states along the border. The bill "will not only help to secure our southwest border, but it also af
There Oughtta Be a Law
• The AgitatorGeorgia State Rep. Pamela Dickerson has introduced a silly law that would prohibit Photoshopping someone’s face onto a naked body, then posting the result on the Interent. Naturally, someone on the Internet responded with this..... ;-D
HOT: Ron Paul NDAA House Floor Speech 1/18/2012 (video)
• YouTube via RonPaulSocialNetwork.com post (YEAH!)"What a way to usher in the New Year." The Doc at his finest. Freedom's time has come ONCE AGAIN!
Georgia lawmaker who sponsored welfare drug testing bill busted for DUI
• RawstoryRep. Kip Smith was pulled over after a police officer witnessed him run through a red light. The officer said he could smell the odor of alcohol coming from Smith’s car and had the lawmaker take a breathalyzer test, which he failed.
New Law Requires Photo ID To Buy Drain Cleaner
• CBS NewsA new state law requires those who buy drain cleaners and other caustic substances to provide photo identification and sign a log. It’s getting a rough reception from customers and merchants alike although perhaps none more than a cashier at Schro
New laws toughen rules on abortions, immigrants, voters
• www.msnbc.msn.comAmong 40,000 signed bills: No happy hours in Utah, safer golf carts in Georgia
The Real Problem with the National Defense Authorization Act
• www.lewrockwell.com/Laurence VanceFor each of the past forty-eight years, Congress has passed the misnamed National Defense Authorization Act to set forth the budget of the Defense Department. President Obama just signed into law the latest version of the NDAA, but not without some c
A Judge Said It... It Must Be True
• Free Patriot PressThe war drum against Iran beats louder, thanks in part to a ruling from U.S. District Court Judge George Daniels on December 15, 2011 ruling that Iran was linked to the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001. The Eurasia Review reports, “Judge Danie
Ind. lawmaker seeks fines for U.S. anthem deviations
• USA TodayMany people have murdered The Star Spangled Banner, but an Indiana lawmaker wants to criminalize deviant versions sung or played at school functions.
The Day Happy Died: New Year To Bring End To Happy Hours In Utah
• www.jonathanturley.orgThe New Year brings a host of new laws that kick in on the first. For citizens in Utah, the New Year will bring an end to Happy Hours. That’s right, the heavily Mormon state has continued its harassment of citizens who drink and outlawed “drink speci
New Laws Ring in the New Year
• .In 2011, all 50 states and territories met in regular session and enacted close to 40,000 new laws on issues across the board. Laws do not always become effective on Jan. 1, however. State constitutions or statutes usually establish when they go into
Sen. Harry Reid's Unicorns: Fact Checking A Whopper
• ForbesHow can we take Congress seriously when the Senate Majority Leader, Harry Reid, makes patently inaccurate, outrageous and bizarre claims on an important tax-policy issue without any heads being turned? I guess this is what we have come to expect of C
Growing wealth widens distance between lawmakers and constituents
• Washington PostBetween 1984 and 2009, the median net worth of a member of the House more than doubled, from $280,000 to $725,000 in inflation-adjusted 2009 dollars, excluding home equity. Over the same period, the wealth of an American family has declined slightl
The Myth of the Rule of Law
• Associate Professor John HasnasLegislative and judicial mischief combine to make outcome of court cases unpredictable. If you can't know the rules, how can you breathe free in your Liberty?! Article is somewhat dated, but still applies.
Despite Delay, the 100-Watt Bulb Is on Its Way Out
• New York TimesThe law to phase out traditional incandescent light bulbs was promoted as a simple, almost painless, change when Congress first passed it. By requiring that light bulbs use at least 25 percent less electricity, starting in 2012, the nation would use
Congressional leaders reach spending deal to avoid government shutdown
• Washington PostCongressional negotiators signed off Thursday evening on a $1 trillion spending agreement for federal agencies, just 28 hours before a deadline that would have led to a government shutdown.
On the job Hill staffers tweet of partying, 'idiot boss'
• Washington TimesStaffers of Rep. Rick Larsen boasted over Twitter that they were drinking and otherwise goofing off on the job, according to a story in the NW Daily Marker. The website said the tweets gave off the impression of "a staffers-gone-wild bash" in the
Rand Paul prevents World War III
• The Daily CallerA few days ago, some Republican senators attempted to lay the groundwork for a shooting war with Russia. I wish I were exaggerating. The unanimous consent vote never happened because Senator Rand Paul single-handedly prevented it.
Despite earmark ban, lawmakers try to give money to hundreds of pet projects
• Washington PostMembers of the House and the Senate attempted to pack hundreds of special spending provisions into at least 10 bills in the summer and fall, less than a year after congressional leaders declared a moratorium on earmarks, congressional records show.
Food Fight - Deciding Who Profits from Taxpayer-Subsidized Lunches
• Lew RockwellIf you read this article in full ("Pizza is a vegetable? Congress says yes"), it'll read like a comedy skit. The USDA, Congress, food companies (including huge players like ConAgra Foods and Schwan Food Company), and industry lobbyists (for frozen fo
‘Secret farm bill’ primed for passage in debt deal
• The HillThe legislators are using the supercommittee to avoid what would be a more public, election-year debate in 2012, when the current farm bill expires and new legislation would be scheduled for writing, according to critics of the effort.
'Rogue websites' bill introduced in US House
• Breitbart.comUS lawmakers introduced a bill on Wednesday that would give US authorities more tools to crack down on websites accused of piracy of movies, television shows and music and the sale of counterfeit goods.
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